Katie Price’s hubby Lee Andrews claims he was ‘captured at gunpoint’ & ‘slapped around’ for SPYING before she saved him
KATIE Price’s husband Lee Andrews has broken his social media silence since going missing weeks ago.
The 43-year-old has claimed he was “captured at gunpoint” and “slapped around” before being accused of spying.
He then praised his wife Katie, 48, for her help in getting British authorities involved in his release.
Posting a video of himself on social media with a thicker-looking head of hair, Lee said: “Hi everyone, this is Lee. I’ve been missing now for several weeks. I can tell you I’m now safe and healthy and with my wife.
“I was taken close to the Hattar-Omani border by men at gunpoint and then I was captured by men with assault rifles.
they did slap me around a little bit, little s***s, and I was hand-tied, shackled and also had a hood over my head.
“From there I was taken to a black site and I had no use of my phone and from what I know it was an extended arm of the National Guard and that’s all I can reveal at the moment.
“I have signed disclaimers now with state security and from there I was put into the system.
“At no point have I faced anything to do with fraud allegations or any criminal activities such as that.”
However, UAE officials debunked his claims he was in jail for spying and confirmed he has spent the past four weeks behind bars on suspicion of fraud.
However, UAE officials challenged his claims he was in jail for spying and said he has spent the past four weeks behind bars on suspicion of fraud.
Lee doubled down on his version of events today, adding: “So I’m sending these messages out to my loved ones and my beautiful wife, who without her help involving all the UK authorities, I don’t think I would have got out of that situation.
“Because of the tensions and things happening in the region, and me being so close to the border, this is why I was suspected of espionage and held in a state security building without the use of a telephone and any right to shower, contact or speak to any of my family, including the embassy or my wife.
“So thank you to Katie for making such a noise where the UAE actually listened and let me go.
“From there, I did have a civil case in Dubai, which led to me going into the mainstream prison during the Arabic holiday Eid and I was able to secure my release.
“I’m here now. So thank you for everyone for listening and loved blessings to everyone.”
Katie appeared to accept his story, sharing Lee’s video on Instagram saying: “My husband is back. I love you.”
The former glamour model’s controversial husband was released from Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison on Friday.
Katie quickly jetted back to Dubai from the UK over the weekend to see her other half and they shared an emotional reunion on Sunday evening.
Pictures showed Katie jumping into Lee’s arms as he picked her up and hugged her before heading to Vox Dubai, an outdoor rooftop cinema, to catch a World Cup football game.
Lee met Katie via Instagram in January and married in Dubai just nine days later in a whirlwind romance.
Katie told critics who have questioned her decisions: “I know people have been calling me stupid, I see all the trolling, I hear it.
“I am not stupid. Trust me, I am protected in every way. My card has been marked and I have been taking notes.
“There is no way he would mess with me, and in a way I feel protected because I have the nation looking out for me. I’m not a mug and when I finally see Lee, I am going to question him.
“And if the answers I get are not right, that will be it: I’ll be done. That’s it. And I’ll just get on with my life… and not find a man on Instagram and message him….”
Legal documents revealed that Lee was facing multiple legal issues in Dubai.
The court mandated that a total fine of £140,000 would need to be cleared before he could be released.
While imprisoned, Lee requested during a prison phone call that Katie start an online fundraising page to help raise the money, but she told him: “No one will do that for you, Lee, trust me. Everyone hates you.”
During his four weeks at Al Awira, Lee boasted about his accommodation, claiming to have befriended suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan.
Lee previously served a prison sentence in October for forging Taji’s signature on a £200,000 mortgage document.